CHIME Announces New AEHIS Board Members
By Christine Kern, contributing writer
CynergisTek CEO will provide guidance on healthcare IT security.
The Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Applications (AEHIA), Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT), and Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS) have announced the election of new board members.
Three new board members were elected to AEHIA, including Josh Kohrumel, chief data officer, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego; Christopher Jordan, chief applications officer, Orlando Health; and Cyndi Peterson, vice president, chief information officer, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.
AEHIT elected six new board members, including Mark Amey, chief technology officer, Stanford Children’s Health; Bill Hudson, chief healthcare strategist, VMware; Peter Rock, director, ISS technical services, Kaweah Delta Health Care District; Suresh Srinivasan, chief technology officer, NYU Langone Medical Center; Raj Toleti, co-founder and CEO, Health Grid; and Mathew Werder, chief technology, Hennepin County Medical Center.
AEHIS elected 12 new members, including Ricky Aldridge, information system security engineer, Akron Children’s Hospital and medical administrative and HIPAA privacy officer, Ohio Air National Guard; Robert Chaput, CEO, Clearwater Compliance; Stephanie Crabb, principal, Immersive; Shane Danaher, national partner, client services, Divurgent; Erik Decker, chief information security officer, University of Chicago Medicine; Keith Graat, chief information security officer, Eisenhower Medical Center; Blaine Hebert, chief information security officer, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego; John Hummel, chief information security officer, Tahoe Forest Hospital District; Mac McMillan, CEO and co-founder, CynergisTek; Deborah Stevens, chief security officer, Tufts Health Plan; Karl West, chief information security officer and assistant vice president information systems, Intermountain Healthcare; and Ryan Witt, vice president and managing director, healthcare industry practice, Fortinet.
Among the newly elected board members is CynergisTek CEO, Mac McMillan, who will join the board of the AEHIS. In this role, McMillan will help the organization continue to evolve to meet member needs by providing ongoing healthcare information technology security guidance and will help inform policymakers and the public on key issues impacting the HIT industry.
Launched in 2014 by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), AEHIS is the first and only professional organization representing chief security officers (CSOs) in the healthcare setting, focused on supporting the healthcare industry’s security executive community and providing educational resources and support for addressing important industry-specific privacy and security issues.
“Mac’s involvement in AEHIS and his continued support has been instrumental in building a strong foundation, and we are glad to have him on the board of trustees as we continue to expand,” said George McCulloch, Executive Vice President, Membership & Professional Development, CHIME. “Mac is well-respected within the healthcare industry as a trusted expert on a wide range of information security issues, making him a valuable asset to both the organization as a whole, and to our individual members.”
“We have always been committed to furthering educational initiatives in healthcare privacy and security, particularly those that support both the industry at large and individuals serving in information security positions across the nation,” said McMillan. “Today it’s more important than ever that CIOs and CISOs have opportunities to continuously educate themselves and collaborate with peers, and AEHIS is making that happen. I’m honored to have been elected to the board of trustees and look forward to contributing my experience and knowledge in the coming years.”